Issue ID | 798373 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10340196 |
Manufacurer | HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTOR COMPANY |
Brand | HARLEY DAVIDSON |
Model | FLHPI |
Model Year | 2004 |
File date | 19/04/10 |
Component | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | I have 2004 harley davidson road king police. I was coming down the canyon and my rear brake pedal went all the way down on a curve. I used as much front brake as i could with outlocking up the wheel. Before i could stop i had to go off the road to avoid a truck in front of me. I then had to lay the bike down to avoid going in the river. A guy stopped and helped me get it back up to the road. I notice when i pushed the rear brake pedal that brake fluid was spraying out of the metal brake line about 2" behind the master cylinder. I called a tow truck to take it home. I took the vin# into timp harley in lindon,utah and asked if there was any other reports or recalls they told me no. I asked if there was a phone number to harley davidson that i could file a complaint to. They told me no because the bike was 6 yrs old and harley would not do anything. I had then had them check the price and availability of a new brake line. They told me it would be about $70. 00 but when they checked the availability they found the brake line mine used had been discontinued and there was a updated line that would cost over $160. 00 and was on backorder. It seems to me there is obviously a problem if they have discontinuing the original line and have a backorder on the new updated line. I thank god i didn't have my wife or kid on with me when i crashed and i feel they should be recalling all of the unsafe lines and installing the updated line at the mfgs expense before someone is killed. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 18120 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | AM FORK, UT |
VIN pattern | 1HD1FHW134YXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | Y |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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No. of injured persons | 1 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 03/10/24 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 35 |
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